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Morrissey, Walton, Sullivan battle for 74th district seat

By Katherine Ballington and Madeline Nagy | January 13, 2015

In a special election on Tuesday, the 74th district of Virginia will vote to fill the seat Joseph Morrissey had until December in the Virginia House of Delegates. Throughout a controversy-ridden campaign, the candidates have challenged each other to hold a stance on specific issues. Morrissey faces Republican Matt Walton and Democrat Kevin Sullivan.

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Phi Kappa Psi reinstated after investigation finds no 'substantive basis' for Rolling Stone allegations

By Andrew Elliott | January 12, 2015

The University chapter of Phi Kappa Psi was officially reinstated by both the University and the national Phi Kappa Psi fraternity organization, the University announced in a press release Monday morning. “The reinstatement resulted after consultation with Charlottesville Police Department officials, who told the University that their investigation has not revealed any substantive basis to confirm that the allegations raised in the Rolling Stone article occurred at Phi Kappa Psi,” according to the release. The chapter voluntarily suspended its activities in November, after allegations in a Rolling Stone article that the fraternity was involved in a gang rape of a first-year student in September 2012.

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A Look at Resident Advisors

By Caelainn Carney | January 11, 2015

The University will begin to accept applications for Resident Advisors in the next two weeks — with Focused Area applications due Jan. 16 and First Year and Upperclass Area applications due Jan. 17. Applicants, who will receive decisions in March, will complete a written application and undergo group and individual interviews to determine who will supervise on-Grounds housing.

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University names new Darden dean

By Ella Shoup | January 11, 2015

The University announced Thursday the appointment of Scott Beardsley, a senior director at the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, as the ninth Dean of the Darden School of Business.

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Gov. McDonnell receives two-year prison sentence for corruption charges

By Matthew Comey | January 7, 2015

Former Gov. Bob McDonnell was sentenced to 24 months in prison Tuesday by Federal Judge James Spencer. McDonnell, who was also sentenced to two years of supervision upon release from prison, was found guilty of several corruption charges in September stemming from an improper relationship with family friend Jonnie Williams, the CEO of nutrition supplement company Star Scientific.

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University announces new Fraternal Organization Agreements, lifts social activity suspensions

By Rebecca Lim , Andrew Elliott , Thrisha Potluri and Mitch Wellman | January 6, 2015

University President Teresa Sullivan announced Tuesday the immediate reinstatement of all social activities for Greek organizations, a ban instituted Nov. 22. The agreement stipulates each fraternity and sorority organization must sign a Fraternal Organization Agreement addenda with new safety measures. Each of the four Greek organizations developed safety measures, which Sullivan has reviewed and approved. The updated agreements must be signed by chapter presidents or another designee by Jan. 16.

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Sullivan launches several new safety initiatives

By Meg Gardner | January 3, 2015

At a Dec. 19 Board of Visitors special meeting, University President Teresa Sullivan announced several new safety programs set to begin in the spring semester, which include updating on Grounds cameras, partnering with Corner merchants to implement cameras, increasing on-Grounds lighting and lighted crosswalks, creating a patrol system around grounds, hiring new sexual assault counselors and hiring two Title IX investigators.

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Remembering Hunter Smith

By Mitch Wellman | December 23, 2014

Smith graduated from Blacksburg High School in 2011 and was on track to graduate from the University in May 2015. He was a mathematics major and environmental sciences minor, but also had a talent for learning languages. Smith’s close friends said he will be remembered for his creative energy, spontaneity and selfless attitude.

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In retrospect: Jackie's friends re-examine Rolling Stone narrative

By Andrew Elliott | December 20, 2014

Now a month since the article's publication — the page boasting 179,000 Facebook likes and nearly 7,500 comments — questions about the article's central story have turned the ensuing discussion from one of horror to one of doubt and confusion, with an overwhelming desire to unearth new clues which might shed light on that nagging question: What really happened to Jackie that night?

Keith Martin, above, is the current rector of the University, taking the position when Helen Dragas’ term ended.
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Board holds special meeting to discuss sexual assault

By Andrew Elliott | December 19, 2014

The Board of Visitors convened in a special meeting Friday to discuss the University’s ongoing efforts to combat sexual assault. Rector George Martin set the meeting’s tone early, acknowledging the tumultuous semester the University community has experienced.

Charlottesville Police arrested Gene Everett Washington, age 30, Monday evening and charged him with two counts of first degree murder for the deaths of Robin Christine Aldridge and Mani Viktoria Aldridge. 
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Charlottesville Police arrest suspect in connection to Rugby Ave. deaths

By Rebecca Lim | December 8, 2014

Monday evening, Charlottesville Police arrested Gene Everett Washington, age 30, and charged him with two counts of first degree murder in connection with the Friday deaths of Robin Christine Aldridge and her daughter, Mani Viktoria Aldridge, ages 58 and 17. He will be held at the Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Jail with no bond.

Sullivan said tuition will decrease for 70 percent of Virginia students.
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Ad hoc committee addresses University culture, Greek life, sexual assault

By Joseph Liss and Rebecca Lim | December 8, 2014

University President Teresa Sullivan announced the formation of an ad hoc committee on public safety Monday. The committee, formally titled the Ad Hoc Group on University Climate and Culture, is chaired by Sullivan and includes two members of the Board of Visitors, two faculty, four students, one staff member, one dean and four alumni and parent representatives.

A side view of the 2003 Toyota Matrix stolen from the Aldridge residence.
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Police label Rugby Ave. deaths homicide

By Rebecca Lim | December 7, 2014

Charlottesville Police are labeling the deaths of two women found inside their Rugby Avenue home after a reported house fire around midnight Friday as homicides. Though an autopsy is not yet completed, the two victims appear to have “suffered severe blunt force trauma,” according to a media release. Police report the fire “appears to have been purposely set.”

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